A continuing series of monthly Country Music shows that go under the banner of 'Canterbury Country'. On the second Thursday of each month, 8pm at Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club.
Check the main page to see who the guests will be each month, and make a regular date for some good music.
Enjoy the photos and videos below from the ELEVENTH year of 'Canterbury Country'.
STUIE FRENCH & CAMILLE TE NAHU (Photo by EyeGraphics)
Nicki and Bob with the cake! (Photo by EyeGraphics)
SHOW #127
Thursday 14th April 2011 we went on a journey of 'HIGHWAYS & HEARTACHES'
with TAMARA STEWART,
JASON LEE and
STEVE CHEERS with guest musicians Mick Manley and Maria Dunn and hosts BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS and the Hillbilly Heaven band. Backstage L to R: Jason, Tamara, Steve, Nicki
Cast finale - Lay Down Sally - (video by Tracy Dann)
SHOW #126
Thursday 10th March 2011 was our annual 'AWARD WINNERS SHOW'
featuring TRACY KILLEEN (Golden Saddle 2010) LUKE O'SHEA (Southern Star 2010) KAREN O'SHEA (Spur 2001), NICKI GILLIS (Spur 2009)
plus FRANK IFIELD announcing the winner of the 2011 Frank Ifield International Spur Award...JOHN STEPHAN! (John was unfortunately not present due to commitments in the USA) The show was hosted by NICKI GILLIS with the Hillbilly Heaven band.. The surprise musical performance of the night was by KENNY KITCHING. Frank, Karen, Nicki, Luke, Tracy, Kenny (Photo by EyeGraphics)
FRANK with RICHARD YOUNG (Galston Rotary Club) and GLENN WARE (MO Awards) (Photo by EyeGraphics)
SHOW #125
On Thursday 10th February 2011 we started our new year with our annual 'TAMWORTH RECOVERY PARTY'
starring ALBY POOL, MELODY POOL and SHARNEE FENWICK along with co-host NICKI GILLIS who showcased songs from her new album 'Woman of Substance'. NICKI, SHARNEE, ALBY, MELODY
SHOW #124
On Thursday 9th December 2010 we celebrated 'CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY'
starring EMMA HANNAH,
THE HARMONATORS (Rae & Liz) and CLETIS CARR and hosted by NICKI GILLIS with the Hillbilly Heaven band with guest musicians GLENN SKARRATT and MICHEL ROSE. EMMA, NICKI, RAE, CLETIS, LIZ (Photo by EyeGraphics)
NICKI GILLIS sings her own Christmas song, Let The Children Play Video by Tracy Dann
NICKI with Santa's Little Helpers, Laura and Alannah (Photo by Tracy Dann)
The Finale...MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone! (Photo by Tracy Dann)
SHOW #123
Thursday 11th November 2010 was our annual 'TOMKINS GUITAR SHOWCASE'
starring Penelope Sommerville, Brad Rose, Duncan and Andrew Toombs, Christie Lamb, Sharnee Fenwick, Alby Pool, Melody Pool, Lee Forster, Dwayne Elix & The Engineers (Dave Cook and Steve Sullivan, Tall Timbre, Nicki Gillis, Briana Lee, Chuck Vandenbelt, Darren Carr, Craig Morrison, Jason Lee, Lynda Barnes, Rusty Cochrane, Gary Brown, Bob Howe & The Hillbilly Heaven Band (Allan Tomkins, Tomi Graso, Terry Phillpot)! This year there were also special fundraising activities to raise money for the Cancer Council in memory of our beloved Barbara Tomkins. (back) DAVE, ALBY, DWAYNE, SHARNEE, MELODY, RUSTY, CRAIG, (front) JASON, ANDREW, DARREN, CHUCK
NICKI and ALLAN present a Tomkins Guitar to lucky prize winner GWYNNE!
SHARNEE, ALLAN, MELODY, BRIANA
(front) LEE, ALLAN, GARY, DUNCAN, BRAD
For lots more backstage and on-stage photos, CLICK HERE...
SHOW #122
Thursday 14th October 2010 saw the return of 'BY SPECIAL REQUEST'
with the favourite songs of the audience performed by BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS
with the Hillbilly Heaven band
plus guest vocalists STACEY MORRIS and BRYEN WILLEMS BRYEN, NICKI, STACEY, BOB (this month's photos by Tracy Dann) STACEY and NICKI BRYEN and NICKI CLARE O'MEARA, TOMI GRASO, BRYEN, TERRY PHILLPOT, NICKI, ALLAN TOMKINS, BOB
SHOW #121
Thursday 9th September 2010 was our annual celebration, the 'HANK WILLIAMS BIRTHDAY BASH'
An all-star tribute to a legendary era, starring DWAYNE ELIX, LUKE O'SHEA, JACK PLEDGE, CLETIS CARR, AMBER LAWRENCE, BRYEN WILLEMS, TRACY KILLEEN,ROB WILSON, JOHANNA HEMARA, CHRISTIE LAMB, MARK LUCAS & THE DEAD SETTERS, MARY HEARD & CAROL RUFF, ALAN KASH, SARAH McMONAGLE plus guest musicians JOHN LEE AND GARY BROWN.
Hosted by BOB HOWE and NICKI GILLIS with the Hillbilly Heaven band
Backstage photos are below, but for a spectacular look at the on-stage action check out Terry & Phil's fabulous photos...CLICK HERE!
GARY, CHRISTIE, SARAH, JOHANNA, LUKE, NICKI, JACK, AMBER, TRACY, ROB
SHOW #119
Thursday 8th July 2010 was time to meet more 'FRIENDS & NEIGHBOURS' including TRACY KILLEEN, DOUG McINTYRE and ROSE CARLEO.
Guest host for the evening was BRYEN WILLEMS, plus the Hillbilly Heaven band with guest musicians Stuie French and Michael Varecka. TRACY, DOUG and ROSE (Photo by EyeGraphics)
MICHAEL, BRYEN and TIMOTHY SIMMS (Photo by EyeGraphics)
BRYEN, TRACY, DOUG, ROSE, STUIE (Photo by EyeGraphics)
BRYEN WILLEMS (Photo by Phil Cole)
SHOW #118
Thursday 10th June 2010 it was time for
'COUNTRY COMES TO TOWN'
starring ROB WILSON, CONNIE KIS ANDERSEN and BRAD COLE CONNIE KIS ANDERSEN, BRAD COLE and ROB WILSON (Photo by EyeGraphics)
*CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the TENTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:-
CAMILLE TE NAHU & STUIE FRENCH, ROLAND STORM, KEITH GLASS, DIANA TRASK, 'CONCERT FOR BARBARA', TRACY COSTER, STACEY MORRIS, TALL TIMBRE, DAN MURPHY, NICKI GILLIS, KAREN LYNNE, WAYNE HORSBURGH, MIKE CARR, FRANK IFIELD, JOHANNA HEMARA, ALLAN CASWELL, AMI WILLIAMSON, MITCHELL SHADLOW, CHRISTIE LAMB, The BBQ KINGS (Chris O'Leary, Pat Drummond, Tony Williams), ANNIE FRANCES, TARYN TRAUTSCH, 'TOMKINS GUITAR SHOWCASE', LEE FORSTER, DANIEL THOMPSON, DARREN COLSTON, BRYEN WILLEMS, JOHN LEE, 'HANK WILLIAMS BIRTHDAY BASH', AMBER LAWRENCE, LIANNA ROSE, SALLY-ANNE WHITTEN, RONNI RAE RIVERS, BARRY & HOLLY TASHIAN, ROSS SERMONS, MARTIN LOUIS, GARY BROWN, CONNIE KIS ANDERSEN, JACK PLEDGE, STACEY MORRIS, IAN LEES and many more...
*CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the NINTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:-
LUCKY STARR, CRAIG MORRISON, KAYLAH ANNE, THE NICKI GILLIS BAND, JETTY ROAD, ALBY POOL, MELODY POOL, MAKAYLIE FOODEY, FRANK IFIELD, DONNA BOYD, THE HARMONATORS, MATT FROST, MARK LUCAS & the Dead Setters, GEMMA LUXTON, BRYEN WILLEMS, GEORGIA WHITE, DAN SKEED, RAE MOODY, STEVE PASSFIELD, SHARNEE FENWICK, LIAM BREW, TRAVIS LIST, BRIANA LEE, BRYAN BROWNE, DWAYNE ELIX, JASON LEE, ALLAN TOMKINS, JACK PLEDGE, RUSTY COCHRANE, STEVE SULLIVAN, WAYNE HORSBURGH, DAVE COOK, GLENN SKARRATT, DARREN CARR, TAMARA STEWART, LUKE O'SHEA, TORI DARKE, VICTORIA McGEE, TRACY KILLEEN, AMI WILLIAMSON, KEL-ANNE BRANDT, RONNI RAE RIVERS, CLETIS CARR, MURRAY HILL, ROB WILSON, MERILYN STEELE, PAT DRUMMOND, JAYNE DENHAM, KRIS CUMMINS, SIMON WATTS and many more...
*CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the EIGHTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:-
CAMILLE TE NAHU AND STUIE FRENCH, THE HARMONATORS, PETER PRATT, MICHELLE LITTLE, AMANDA EASTON, DONNA BOYD, VICTORIA BAILLIE, STACEY MORRIS, QUITE CONTRARY, KAREN LYNNE, MIKE CARR, TRAVIS COLLINS, WAYNE HORSBURGH, NICKI GILLIS, FRANK IFIELD, KIRSTY LEE AKERS, REBECCA LEE NYE, BILLY BRIDGE, VICTORIA MCGEE, DREW McALISTER, TAMARA STEWART, BRAD BERGEN, AARON PYE KIM MACKENZIE, ROGER CORBETT, KRIS CUMMINS, BOB HOWE, HILLBILLY HEAVEN, MICK MANLEY, ALLAN CASWELL, BRYAN BROWNE, JASON-LEE, JACK PLEDGE, GARY BROWN,
SHARNEE FENWICK and her band, DWAYNE ELIX & THE ENGINEERS, JOE TRAVERS (with MAREE MONTGOMERY, GEORGE BRUNO and WILL DOWER), ALBY POOL, MELODY POOL, MAKAYLIE FOODEY, FRANK GRAY, STUIE FRENCH, DARREN CARR, LEE FORSTER, BRIANA LEE, ROB WILSON, TALL TIMBRE, BRYEN WILLEMS, GEMMA LUXTON, DWAYNE ELIX, ROSE CARLEO, MARK LUCAS & The Dead Setters, MURRAY HILL, ADRIAN PAYNE, SALLY (and Brian) BURGESS, TRACY KILLEEN, DALE HOOPER, DAVE COOK, GREG WILLIAMS, CASEY WATT, MERILYN STEELE, COUNTRY TO THE T, STEVE PASSFIELD, KELLY HOPE and many more...
*CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the SEVENTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:-
CAMILLE TE NAHU & STUIE FRENCH, DREW McALISTER, NICKI GILLIS, JAYNE DENHAM, ALBY POOL, ALISON HAMS, MARK TEMPANY, PETER PRATT, ROGER CORBETT, BARBARA BAILLIE, FRANK IFIELD, KAREN LYNNE, TRAVIS COLLINS, STACEY MORRIS, DONNA BOYD, AMBER LAWRENCE, SHELBY THORNETT, GLENN SKARRATT, AARON PYE, MARTIN LOUIS,TALL TIMBRE, KEL-ANNE BRANDT, JASON-LEE, MERILYN STEELE, BRYAN BROWNE, BRYEN WILLEMS, TRAVIS LIST, The Brookvalettes, JOHN LEE, LES SCOTT, MARY-ANNE BURTON, GARY BROWN, ALLAN CASWELL and CATHY CARR, LUKE O'SHEA, VICTORIA BAILLIE , ROD MOTBEY, ALLAN TOMKINS, CHARLEY BOYTER, SHARNEE FENWICK, MATT BROWN, BRIANA LEE, JOE TRAVERS with GEORGE GOLLA and GEORGE BRUNO, MAKAYLIE FOODEY, DWAYNE ELIX AND THE ENGINEERS, DUNCAN TOOMBS, GLEN BAIN, ROB WILSON, BOB HOWE, the HILLBILLY HEAVEN band, CAT SOUTHERN, SWEENEYKILLEEN, OWEN ALEXANDER, LESLIE AVRIL, THE MURRAY HILLBILLIES, HANK SASAKI, MARY HEARD, GREG WILLIAMS, CLETIS CARR, THE HARMONATORS, ALAN WHEATLEY, BILLY BRIDGE, REBECCA LEE NYE, KELLY COOPER, ROB WILSON, HORSWOOD, CAROL DONOVAN,DEAN JOHNSTON, TRACY LEE KILLEEN, EMMA HANNAH (with Becky and Rachel), STEVE GRAHAM, BEN CORBETT and many more...
*CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the SIXTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:-
PAT DRUMMOND, NICKI GILLIS, BROCK COLLEY
MICHELLE LITTLE, BRYEN WILLEMS, ROGER CORBETT,
LEE FORSTER, JACK PLEDGE, JODI & PAUL ,
BOSCO & JACQUI (Johnny & June - 'Cash On Delivery')
THE 2006 FRANK IFIELD INTERNATIONAL SPUR AWARD,
TRAVIS COLLINS, STACEY MORRIS, MIKE CARR, DONNA BOYD, WAYNE LAW, CHLOE GRAHAM,
KAREN LYNNE and ACOUSTIC SHOCK, TRAVIS LIST,
STEVE PASSFIELD,
ALBY POOL and MELODY POOL, WENDI JACKSON and
GLEN BAIN,
SONS OF THE SOIL and ROSHANI PRIDDIS, BECKY WILLIS , THE LEES, LEANNE DOUGLAS, ALEX WATT, THE
'THE TOMKINS GUITAR SHOWCASE',
'THE HANK WILLIAMS BIRTHDAY BASH'
AMBER LAWRENCE, PAUL HICKS, SHARNEE FENWICK
LEE FORSTER, SALLY BURGESS,
TRACY COSTER, STRUM, MOLLIE McCLYMONT and many more...
*CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the FIFTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- CAMILLE TE NAHU and STUART FRENCH, WAYNE GOODWIN, SAMANTHA McCLYMONT, BILLY BRIDGE, REBECCA LEE NYE, STACEY MORRIS, TRAVIS LIST, 2005 FRANK IFIELD INTERNATIONAL SPUR AWARD, WAYNE LAW,
ROB WILSON, GRAHAM G. TOOLE, KIRSTY LEE AKERS, LUKE KOTERAS, DONNA BOYD, SWEENEYKILLEEN, ALBY POOL, NICKI GILLIS, WAYNE HORSBURGH, MARK TEMPANY, ALISON HAMS, SMOKIN' JOE, CRAIG BYRNE, EMMA HANNAH (with Becky, Emmy & Rachel), BRIANA LEE, JAKE NICKOLAI, STEVE FORDE & The Flange, ALLAN CASWELL, PETA CASWELL, MOONSHINE (Mary Heard, Lisa Fry, Gary Brown, Les Scott), SARAH and EMMA ROBERTS, DWAYNE ELIX, CARTER & CARTER, MURRAY HILL, JENNY SHIMMIN and JIMMY RUSH, GREG WILLIAMS, DARCY LE YEAR, KATIE BRIANNA, JOSH CANNING, KAREN LYNNE, BRENT PARLANE, RONNI RAE RIVERS, PAT DRUMMOND, TRAVIS COLLINS, TALL TIMBRE (with Jake Lardot) and many more...
*CLICK HERE* to see all the photos (and a snippet of video) from the 2003/4 ROOTY HILL COUNTRY series, including:- ANAM CARA (later to be renamed BELLA - Kate Ballantyne, Karen O'Shea, Lyn Bowtell), LESLIE AVRIL , THE TOMKINS GUITAR SHOWCASE (Allan Tomkins, Mick Manley , Jeremy Barnes, Mark Kirk, Tall Timbre, Glen Bain, Steve Forde and The Flange, Dwayne Elix and the Engineers, Bob Howe, Allan Caswell, Debra Dicembre, Steve Sullivan, Gary Brown, Luke Richmond, Travis Collins, Dave Cook), DAVE GLEESON, CARTER & CARTER, SWEENEY~KILLEEN, Sara Storer, DARREN COGGAN, DONNA BOYD, JOHN STEPHAN, COL FINLEY, RIMSHOT featuring Chris Staff, LEE FORSTER, KATA HAY, the 2004 INTERNATIONAL FRANK IFIELD SPUR AWARD, GRAHAM G TOOLE, WAYNE LAW, WAYNE HORSBURGH, DONELLA PLANE, ROB WILSON, KIRSTY LEE AKERS,
NICKI GILLIS, DENIESE MORRISON, BRYEN WILLEMS, DALE JUNER, GLEN HANNAH, CRAIG GILES, CAMILLE TE NAHU and STUART FRENCH,
SALLY BURGESS, KATIE BRIANNA, BILL CHAMBERS, SALLY-ANNE WHITTEN, DANIEL THOMPSON, ALBY POOL, REBECCA LEE NYE, BILLY BRIDGE and HILLBILLY HEAT, FAITH JULIJA, LEANNE DOUGLAS, PETER PRATT, THE TOMKINS GUITAR SHOWCASE (Briana Lee, Steve Passfield And Handpicked, Jimmy Rush)
and many more...
*CLICK HERE* to see all the photos (and a snippet of video) from the 2004 SONGWRITERS: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL series, including:- BILL CHAMBERS, DIANNA CORCORAN,
LUKE O'SHEA, KIM MACKENZIE, FELICITY URQUHART, TAMARA STEWART, MICHAEL BRYERS, MARK LUCAS, MICHAEL CARR,
DONNA FISK & MICHAEL CRISTIAN, DEBRA DICEMBRE, ROB WILSON, PAT DRUMMOND, STEVE PASSFIELD, REBECCA HENRY, HUNTER & SUZY OWENS, DARREN COGGAN, KIM CHESHIRE, ROGER CORBETT, BECKY WILLIS, ALLAN CASWELL, DREW MCALISTER
K'CRASHER, NICKI GILLIS and many more...
*CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the FOURTH YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- CARTER & CARTER, TRAVIS SINCLAIR, SALLY BURGESS, DONNA FISK & MICHAEL CRISTIAN, BRENT PARLANE, KEITH GLASS, JOHN STEPHAN, NATTASHA CRESTANI, DONELLA PLANE, ROB WILSON, ANGELA HAYDEN, 'THE HANK WILLIAMS BIRTHDAY BASH' (Dwayne Elix, The Murray Hillbillies, Leslie Avril, Donna Boyd, Kim MacKenzie, Sweeney~Killeen, Andy Anderson, Mark Lucas, Bryen Willems, Jonnie Russell), 'TOMKINS GUITAR SHOWCASE' (Rob Wilson, Alby Pool, Dwayne Elix and The Engineers, Allan Caswell, Briana Lee, Debra Dicembre, Jeremy Barnes, Gary Brown, Tall Timbre with Jake Lardot, Peta Caswell, Travis Collins, The Baileys, Craig Giles and Craig Byrne), CAMILLE TE NAHU, STUART FRENCH, DANIEL THOMPSON, LEE FORSTER, WAYNE HORSBURGH, SWEENEY~KILLEEN, NEVILLE ANDERSON, KIM MACKENZIE, THE TOE SUCKING COWGIRLS, STEVE PASSFIELD, DREW McALISTER, DEBRA DICEMBRE, the WRIGHT BROTHERS, LUKE O'SHEA, THE MURRAY HILLBILIES, 'PATSY CLINE ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE' (Donna Boyd, Dale Juner, Sweeney Killeen, Bryen Willems, Nicki Gillis,
Katie Brianna, Amber Lawrence, Doug Boyd and Nigel Beetson), THE BLUEMOONS, BROOKE LEAL and many more...
*CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the THIRD YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- DARREN COGGAN, CARTER & CARTER, BRYEN WILLEMS, AUDREY AULD, BILL CHAMBERS, KEITH GLASS, PAT DRUMMOND,
KAREN LYNNE, ALLAN CASWELL, THE TOE SUCKING COWGIRLS, CRAIG GILES, BILLY BRIDGE, DONNA BOYD,
WAYNE HORSBURGH, KAREN O'SHEA, JOSH CANNING, ROB WILSON, GRAHAM G TOOLE, EDDY LOW, PETA CASWELL, ROB LUCKEY, SWEENEY~KILLEEN, ROGER CORBETT, TERRY MURRAY & GILLIAN EASTOE, HUNTER AND SUZY OWENS, 'The TOMKINS SHOWCASE and ALBUM LAUNCH', 'The HANK WILLIAMS Birthday Bash', BROOKE LEAL, CRAIG BYRNE,
SALLY BURGESS, LESLIE AVRIL, DALE HOOPER and many more...
*CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the SECOND YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- Keith Glass, Mick Hamilton, The Mighty Guys, Linda Maree Miller, Hillbilly Heaven, Karen Lynne, Acoustic Shock, Nick Charles, Wayne Goodwin, Naomi Coggan, Camille Te Nahu, Josh Canning, Audrey Auld, Wayne Law, Frank Ifield, Craig Giles, Brooke Leal, The Murray Hill Billies, Peta Caswell, Bryen Willems & Wendy Costello, Tim Wood, Karen O'Shea, Lee Forster, Wayne Horsburgh, Judy Anne Barnes, Angela Hayden, Leslie Avril, Lyn Bowtell, Duncan Toombs, Dale Juner, Alby Pool, Catherine Britt, Donella Plane, Ben Conicella, Dale Gardner, Chad Plane, Jack Pledge, Dwayne Elix, Geoff Mack, Joel Oakhill, Allan Tomkins, Paul Lines, Allan Caswell, Mike Moore, Mary Heard, Les Scott, Darcy LeYear, Pru Clearwater, Daniel Thompson, Roger Corbett, The Crosby Sisters, Brent Parlane, Raebekah Roycroft, and many more...
*CLICK HERE* to see all the photos from the FIRST YEAR of Canterbury Country, including:- Hillbilly Heaven, Craig Byrne, Teri St. Neil, Donna & Doug Boyd, Gary Fredricks, Wayne Horsburgh, Judy Anne Barnes, Mary Heard, Terry Murray, The Frank Ifield Awards, Wendi Jackson, Don Spencer, Karen Lynne, Kel-Anne Brandt, Michael G. Carr and Nikki Bennett, Leslie Avril, Alby Pool, Catherine Britt, the Feral Swing Katz, Lyn Bowtell and the Southern Steel band, Nicole Brophy & Jodi Moore, Wayne Law, Darren Coggan, Peta Caswell, Frank Ifield, Paul Fisher, Keith Glass, Dwayne Elix, Felicity, Daniel Thompson, Brooke McClymont, Leesa Gentz (with Kristy Gentz and Tameaka Fairfull), Brent Parlane, Tamara Stewart, Chris Staff, Col Finley, Rosemary Rae, Darcy LeYear, Tracey Faith, James Gillard, Jill French, Audrey Auld, Brendan Marolla and Brooke Leal and many more...
Thursday 19th May 2011 we celebrated with our
